Two-way swinging gates



Feb. 11, 1958 B. GUYER 2,822,630

TWO-WAY SWINGING GATES Filed Feb. 9, 1955 INVENTOR. B RDA G U! E R BUnite States TWO-WAY SWINGING GATES Brada Guyer, Denver, Colo.

Application February 9, 1955, Serial No. 487,085

3 Claims. (CI. 39-76) This invention relates to a two-way gate, and hasfor its principal object the provision of a highly etlicient gatestructure whereby either side of a gate may be selectively used eitheras a hinge side or as a latch side so that the gate may be swung ineither desired direction.

Another object of the invention is to provide a gate for use inlivestock yards and the like which will enable the width of the gate tobe extended when open so as to block an adjacent cattle runway, and tocombine the extensible feature with the two-way feature so that a runwaycan be blocked to direct cattle into a pen, regardless of the directionof travel of the cattle in the runway.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of theinvention, which is designed for simplicity, economy and efliciency.These will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention, reference is hadto the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numeralsrefer to like parts in all views of the drawing and throughout thedescription.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the improved gate;

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view, illustrating a combined hinge andlatch structure employed upon the improved gate;

Fig. 4 is a similarly enlarged detail view, illustrating alatch-supporting structure employed on the improved gate; and

'Fig. 5 is a horizontal section, taken on the line 55, Fig. 4.

In the drawing, two gate posts are illustrated and designated as aleft-hand gate post and a right-hand gate post 11. The improved gate isdesigned to be suspended between the two gate posts 10 and 11.

The gate comprises an upper gate rail 12 terminating at each extremityin a fiat, upper pad 13, and a lower gate rail 14 terminating at itseach extremity in a flat, lower pad 15. The upper and lower gate rails12 and 14 are connected together by means of vertical spacing struts 16which are fixedly secured at their extremities to the rails 12 and 14. Aplurality of vertically spaced, horizontally extending guide members 17are secured across the struts 16 for supporting and guiding extensiongate members at each end of the gate.

The guide member 17 may have any desired construction but are preferablypipes or tubes welded to the vertical struts 16. As illustrated, theextension gate members comprise an extension tube 18 slidably fittedinto each extremity of each guide member 17 with their extremitiessecured together by means of a vertical extension bar 19. The tubes 18can be of any desired length, not to exceed one-half the length of theguide members 17.

A lower angle clip 20, having a vertical and horizontal portion, issecured to each gate post 10 and 11, and an upper U-shaped clip 21,having two vertically-spaced horizontal legs, is secured to each gatepost directly above Nice I 2 and in alignment with the lower angle clip20 on that post.

A lift bar 22 extends vertically through guide openings 23 and 24 in theupper and lower legs of the U-shaped clip 21 and through a guide opening25 in each lower angle clip 20 at each side of the gate. A lower bracketarm 26 is secured to the lift bar 22 in any desired manner, such as bymeans of a set screw 27, immediately above the horizontal portion of'each angle clip 20. A similar upper bracket arm 28 is secured to eachlift bar 22 between the horizontal legs of the U-shaped clips 21.

Each of the bracket arms 26 and 28 are provided with a pivot opening 29designed to receive a pivot-latch stud 30. The pivot-latch studs areformed on or secured to the gate pads 13 and 15 and extend upwardlytherefrom. It is, of course, understood that the pivot openings could beplaced in the gate pads and the studs could be formed on the bracketarms 26 and 28 as an equivalent construction. It can be seen that ifeither one of the lift bars 22 is lifted, it will lift both ofthe'bracket arms 26 and 28 from their respective studs 30 so as to freethat extremity of the gate. The lifting of the lift bars may beaccomplished in any desired manner. As illustrated, they are lifted bymeans of eccentric cams 31 formed on cam handles 32, there being one ofthe eccentric cams 31 with its handle 32 eccentrically pivoted upon theupper extremity of each lift bar upon an eccentric pin 33. It ispreferred to bifurcate the pivoted extremity of the handle members 32'so as to form two of the eccentric cams in spaced-apart relationthereon, one cam being positioned on each side of each lift bar 22, asshown in Fig. 1.

It can be seen that if the handle member 32 in Fig. 3 be rotated fromthe solid line to the broken line position, the eccentric earns 31 willride upon the upper leg of the U-shaped clip 21 and act to pry theeccentric pin 33 up- Wardly so as to lift the lift bar 22. When thehandle member 32 is returned to the solid line position, the lift bar 22would return to its lowermost or locking position under the influence ofgravity. As illustrated, however, it is preferred to assist gravity inlowering the lift bars by means ,of compression springs 34 compressedbetween spring pins 35 in the lift bars and the lower leg of theU-shaped clips 21. 7

It can be seen from the above description that if the lift bar at theleft gate post 10 be lifted, the left extremity of the gate will bereleased so that the gate maybe swung in either direction about the axisofthe right-hand studs 30, and it can be seen that if the lift bar 22 atthe right-hand gate post 11 be lifted, the gate may be swung about theaxis of the left-hand studs 30. Therefore, the gate can be readily swungfrom either gate post and in either direction. e p

If the gate is used in a livestock yard for a stockpen gate which opensinto a cattle runway, it can be seen that,- should cattle be approachingthe pen from the left of the gate, the latter may be swung outwardlyfrom the righthand gate post to extend across the runway. If its widthis not sufiicient to close the runway, the extension bar 19 may bepulled outwardly to increase the width of the gate to the runway widthso the reverse procedure is employed, that is, the gate is swung acrossthe runway from the left gate post 10 and extended across the runway byextending the extension bar 19 at the right extremity of the gate.

With the above structure, it is necessary to lift the lift bar 22 at thelatch side of the gate when the latter swings toward the closed positionso that the studs 30 may pass beneath the bracket arms 26 and 28. Meansare provided, however, if desired, to hold the lift bar at the latchside of the gate in the elevated position until the gate swings to theclosed position. This may be accomplished by an L-shaped support memberhaving a horizontal portion 36 and a vertical portion 37. The horizontalportion 36 of the support member is pivdted upon a pivot member 38 uponthe upper surface of the lower leg of the U-shaped clip 20 and employingany suitable spring arrangement to constantly urge the support memberinto an nment with the lower leg of the clip 20; For instance; a tensionspring '39 could be connected between the free extremity of thehorizontal portion 36 of the support member and the midportion of theextremity of the lower leg of the clip 21 as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

It can be seen that if the lift bar 22 be elevated to release onextremity of the gate, the L-shaped support member 37 will swing beneaththe upper bracket arm 28 as the gate opens to support the bar and itsassociated mechanism in the elevated position as shown in broken line inFig. 3. When the gate swings to the closed position, the pad 13 willstrike the vertical portion 37 of the stippj'ort member and force it toone side, as shown' in broken line in Figs. 4 and 5, to allow the upperbracket arni' -28 to descend to engage the studs 30.

The lift bars 20 may be prevented from rotating in their guide openingsin any desired manner. One means for preventing rotation would be toform the lift-bars from square rods so that they could not rotate intheir guide openings. Another means for preventing rotation would be tobring the attached extremities of thefbraeket arms 26 and 28 intoslidable engagement with the clips 20' and 21 to prevent rotation. p

While a specific form of the improvement hash en described andillustrated herein, it is desiredto: be understood that the same may bevaried within the scbpe of the appended claims, without departing fromthes pirit of the invention. I

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired securedby Letters Patent is: d in I j 1. A two-way gate adapted for mountingbetween two gate posts comprising: agate structure; an upper peaprojecting outwardly from each extremity of said gate; structure; alower pad extending outwardly from each'exti' Iriity of said gatestructuregalower angle clip secured to each gate post" below each lowerpad; an upper U- shapedj clip securedto each 'g'ate post directly aboveand in alignrn nt with the lower angleclifi on that post, said U-shapedps' having horizontally extending upper and lower legs posi ticine'd toextend above ahd 5516a? each uppEr patl; a lift bar extending verticallythrough guide openings in said upper and lower legs of each U-ishap edand through a guide opening in the angle clip threbelow; a lower bracketarm secured to each lift bar above the lower angle clip; an upperbracket arm secured to each lift banintermediate the legs of'eachU-sliaped' clip and overlying the upper pad positioned therebetween;piv'ot means'c'dn'nect ing each bracket arm the adjaeent pad; aneccentric cam pivotally mounted on the upper extremity er ea'ch lift barand restingupon upper leg of the adjaeent U-shaped clip; andmeans'for'rotatingsaid eccentrid 4 against the adjacent upper leg toraise and lower the lift bar.

2. A two-way gate adapted for mounting between two gate postscomprising: a gate structure; an upper pad projecting outwardly fromeach extremity of said gate structure; a lower pad extending outwardlyfrom each extremity of said gate structure; a lower angle clip securedto each gate post below each lower pad; an upper U-shaped clip securedto each gate post directly above and in align ment with the lower angleclip on that post, said U-shaped clips have horizontally extending upperand lower legs positioned to extend above and below each upper pad; alift bar extending vertically through guide openings in said upper andlower legs of each U-shaped clip and through a guide opening in theangle clip therebelow; a lower bracket arm secured to each lift barabove the lower angle clip; an upper bracket arm secured to each liftbar intermediate the legs of each L J-shaped clip and overlying theupper pad peatieiieathe'frebetween; pivot means conneeen'geaeneraeketarm the adjacent pad; an eccen tric cam p votally meshed theupp'erextremity of each lift bar and resting up 'on the upper leg of theadjacent U-shaped cliff; eagr rotating said eccentric cam against th adcentupp'er leg to raise and lower the lift bar; mean eventin'g'rotationof said lift bars; and means for ei' lfai ii lift h el a ed. mint t p djacent that'sw ginto pivotal alignment with their fli e'b a ja m a r, v

3. me-way gate comprising: two' spaced-apart gate posts; an clip membermounted on each post; a lower c member iriohnt'e on each 0st a' verticallift bar extending throiig h ni ehp' members at each post; a gatestrueture'positioned to'extend between aid posts; an upper and a lowerpad member extending ou wardly from each extremity of said gatestructure, the pe; and lower pad s eaters B ng adapted tojswingo r andbej sup pbrtedliythe Fl P IW f1] a pivot-latchstud'extenditig upwardlyfromea'ch'pad mem her; a lift bar extending vertically thro u'glijtlieclip members at each pdstya bracket arm secured to said lift barimmediately above each paid member, sa i'cl' b'r'acket arms beingprovided with pivot openings for ,r'eceiving said pivot-latch studs;means for lifting s'a'id lift bars to lift said bracket arms from saidstuds; and a suppcirt' member pivotally mounted on one r the eiipmenibers at each post and positioned to rnov' beneath theadjaeentbrac'ket arm when the latter is lifted from said stud so as tomain tain the adjacent lift liar elevated.

Ref-erences'Cited in the file of this patent UNITE-D sTATEs PATENTS856,008 Wester berg; June 4, 1907 959 415 Wat tss a1 APR 22, 25,5 2. Ber "Sep 6, 932 2.701927 Dyer Feb. 15, 1955 "FOREIGN PATENTS" v 578,603Fara Jiily 7, 1924

